Tondern raid

Tondern Raid
The seven Sopwith Camels on the flight deck of HMS Furious en route to the Tondern raid
Date 19 July 1918 Location Tondern, German Empire (now Tønder, Denmark) 54°56′N 8°51′E / 54.933°N 8.850°E / 54.933; 8.850 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Richard Phillimore	None
Strength
7 aircraft	2 airships 1 captive balloon
Casualties and losses
1 drowned 3 interned 1 aircraft damaged 3 aircraft interned 2 aircraft abandoned 1 aircraft lost at sea	4 wounded 2 airships destroyed 1 captive balloon destroyed 2 hangars damaged
class=notpageimage| Location of Tondern (now Tønder, Denmark)

The Tondern raid or Operation F.7, was a British bombing raid by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force against the Imperial German Navy airship base at Tønder, Denmark, then a part of Germany. The airships were used for the strategic bombing of Britain. It was the first attack in history by aircraft from an aircraft carrier. On 19 July 1918, seven Sopwith Camels took off from HMS Furious, a converted battlecruiser. For the loss of one man and several aircraft, the British destroyed Zeppelins L 54, L 60 and a captive balloon.